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Broad usage spectrum of G protein-coupled receptors as coreceptors by primary isolates of HIV.
AIDS (London, England) - 27 Apr 2009
Shimizu Nobuaki, Tanaka Atsushi, Oue Atsushi, Mori Takahisa, Ohtsuki Takahiro, Apichartpiyakul Chatchawann, Uchiumi Hideki, Nojima Yoshihisa, Hoshino Hiroo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: HIV-1 can use various G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in addition to CCR5 and CXCR4 as coreceptors; however, this type of HIV-1 infection has hardly been detected in vivo. The objective of this study was to elucidate the spectrum of GPCR usage by HIV-1 populations in vivo. DESIGN: CD4-expressing glioma cell line, NP-2/CD4, becomes highly susceptible to HIV-1 when the cells express GPCRs with...
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